They brought back Anya (and Anyanka)!!

To say I was excited is an understatement - it was a fun ride and Indira, the new Slayer, was a lot of fun. It was a little jarring with the more modern stuff thrown in (like Reddit) since, as much as Buffy was set in contemporary times, it was before Social Media, before the internet was really beyond dial-up on a household to household basis, so to hear Cordy, Spike and Clem in the same conversation as a teenager discussing how they fangirl'ed through subreddits...a little disconcerting. Took a bit to get used to.

The multiverse isn't a new thing to Buffyverse, what with the Wishverse being canon and the recent comics (from Boom) exploring the Slayerverse as it were, but something about hearing "our" actors from the show taking on different, but familiar patterns really hit me well.

When Spike is explaining to Slayer!Cordelia that "his" Cordy was brave and beautiful and strong, but in a way that Slayer!Cordelia wasn't (not that she wasn't brave or beautiful or strong as well...just not the same way) rang a cord. Yet at their core they're the same. They take no crap, they give no pretty lies and they don't back down when the going gets tough.

I'm hopeful for more. I'm hopeful that they can explore more stories. 20 years have come and gone since Buffy left the TV screens (and next year it'll be 20 since Angel did) and despite the behind the scenes issues and problems, so much of this cast still remains steadfast in what they accomplished and the legacy's reach. ( )